#42E1C0#42E1C0
#42E1C0 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.588; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.138 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E1C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 225, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 14.7%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.19, -48.38, 4.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.19, 48.57, 174.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.05% -0.1376 0.0108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.05% 0.138 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6816, 58.8099, 59.1718) |
| Luminance | 0.5881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.45
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.06
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.25
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.80
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.17
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E1C0 #E14263
analogous
#42E171 #42E1C0 #42B3E1
triadic
#42E1C0 #C042E1 #E1C042
tetradic
#42E1C0 #7142E1 #E14263 #B3E142
square
#42E1C0 #7142E1 #E14263 #B3E142
split-complementary
#42E1C0 #E142B3 #E17142
monochromatic
#179278 #1FC6A4 #42E1C0 #77E9D2 #ACF2E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#42E1C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.76
#42E1C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E1C0
12.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E1C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E1C0 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.76 | 12.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D3BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C3C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e1c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 225, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.138 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cebd3',
500: '#42e1c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e1c0; $custom-light: #8cebd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e1c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 225,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.547,
"s": 72.603,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82045,
"c": 0.13802,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.58814
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E1C0
secondary
#963146
accent
#385EEF
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8583